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  My family has been in politics for very long, Ram Vilas Paswan on nepotism in party

  National | September 22, 2015 21:46 IST

  Patna: Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan today responded to the criticism and accusation of nepotism in the party.Saying that his family has been in politics for a long time he defended the decision

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  Bihar Polls: LJP announces 12 candidates in first list

  National | September 19, 2015 11:26 IST

  New Delhi: The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) of union minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday released its first list with 12 candidates for the Bihar assembly polls."The LJP parliamentary board has finalised candidates for 29 seats

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  Bihar Polls: 25% of LJP tickets may go to Paswan's relatives

  National | September 18, 2015 18:56 IST

  Patna: If reports are to believed, Union minister and Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan  is considering  to field his kith and kins on 25%  of its share of seats in NDA alliance for

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  Ramvilas Paswan demands President's Rule in Bihar for free & fair poll

  National | August 02, 2015 20:10 IST

  Patna:  LJP supremo Ramvilas Paswan today charged the Nitish Kumar government with carrying large scale transfer of IAS and IPS officials with an eye on the coming Assembly elections and said he will urge the

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  Bihar polls: Ram Vilas Paswan vows to 'destroy' Lalu-Nitish alliance

  National | June 22, 2015 14:04 IST

  New Delhi: Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan today said that he will do everything to 'destroy' the alliance between Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U) and Lalu Prasad Yadav's

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  NDA to campaign jointly in Bihar, Amit Shah meets Paswan

  National | June 13, 2015 20:42 IST

  New Delhi: BJP chief Amit Shah today held talks with Lok Janshakti Party head Ram Vilas Paswan as BJP-led NDA today decided to jointly campaign in Bihar assembly polls, slated later this, to take on

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  Centre to give interest-free loans to farmers: Ram Vilas Paswan

  National | June 11, 2015 18:55 IST

  Patna: The Centre has decided to raise Rs 6,000 crore to provide interest-free loans to farmers so that they do not have to go to moneylenders and fall into debt traps, Union Minister Ramvilas Paswan

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  Don't add 'salt and pepper' in ads: Paswan to celebs

  National | June 08, 2015 21:56 IST

  Mumbai: With Maggi and its brand ambassadors in the dock over health concerns, Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan today said celebrities endorsing such products should not add "salt and pepper" in their

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  Maggi row: Ramvilas Paswan says action sure if samples found unsafe

  National | June 04, 2015 18:59 IST

  Ahmedabad: Amid the troubles faced by food giant Nestle's Maggi noodles, Union Food Minister Ramvilas Paswan today said action against the product and people endorsing it will be taken if samples are found unsafe for

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  State FMs to meet to discuss GST rate; 4 other news events of the day

  India | June 04, 2015 12:24 IST

  1. State FMs to meet to discuss GST rateNew Delhi: The Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers, headed by K M Mani, will meet today to deliberate on the revenue neutral rate, besides other issues,

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  FSSAI testing more Maggi; brand ambassadors can be liable:Govt

  India | June 01, 2015 16:34 IST

  New Delhi: Government today said Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is testing more Maggi samples collected from different states in the wake of UP FSDA finding monosodium glutamate and lead in excess

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  Hearing on Smriti Irani case today; 9 other major events of the day

  India | June 01, 2015 10:03 IST

  Hearing on Smriti Irani case todayNew Delhi: A court fixed June 1 to hear a complaint against Smriti Irani, Human Resource Development Minister for allegedly misrepresenting facts in her election affidavit while imposing a cost

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  Ram Vilas Paswan takes a dig at JD(U)-RJD alliance for Bihar polls

  National | June 01, 2015 7:52 IST

  Patna: Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Sunday said there would be neither merger of Janata Parivar nor alliance between JD(U) and RJD for the upcoming Assembly elections in Bihar.“Forget the much touted merger of

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  NDA will get maximum seats in Bihar polls: Ram Vilas Paswan

  National | May 24, 2015 23:38 IST

  Mumbai:  Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan today exuded confidence that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will get maximum seats in the ensuing Bihar Assembly elections."The opposition is in disarray. We are confident of performing

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  NDA will get two-thirds majority in Bihar: Paswan

  National | May 21, 2015 18:28 IST

  Chennai: Dismissing the Janata Parivar as having no future, Lok Janshakti Party President and Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan today claimed that the National Democratic Alliance will get two-thirds majority in elections to the

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  Paswan slams Nitish govt for 'sloppiness' in relief work

  National | April 27, 2015 16:30 IST

  Patna: Union Minister Ramvilas Paswan today charged the Bihar government with showing “sloppy” attitude to natural calamities like storms and earthquakes saying while the Centre was time and again promising to extend all help, the

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  Ram Vilas Paswan slams Bihar govt for poor foodgrain delivery mechanism

  National | April 19, 2015 18:34 IST

  Patna: Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan today said many eligible beneficiaries in Bihar are not getting subsidised food grain under the National Food Security Act as fresh ration cards have not been issued to them.Paswan was

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  Merger of Janata Parivar offshoots a fraud, claims Paswan

  National | April 17, 2015 8:33 IST

  New Delhi: Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan yesterday termed as "fraud" the merger of six 'Janata Parivar' offshoots and wondered if it was for real as the new party was without a name, flag and

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  Janata Parivar merger won't affect LJP-BJP tie-up in Bihar: Paswan

  National | April 15, 2015 8:48 IST

  Indore: Union Minister Ramvilas Paswan today ruled out any adverse impact due to the proposed merger of erstwhile Janata Parivar parties on the prospective alliance between his Lok Janshakti Party and the BJP in upcoming

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  Paswan bats for reservation for Dalits in private sector

  National | April 14, 2015 23:46 IST

  Indore: Union Minister Ramvilas Paswan today made a pitch for reservation for Dalits in private sector jobs.“Private companies have been availing a number of benefits from the government. Therefore, they should provide reservation to Dalits